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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030